Merge pull request #71 from theupriser/release/2.9.6

Release/2.9.6

.github/workflows/bundle.yml

@@ -192,14 +192,18 @@ jobs:
             dist/steamify-app.tar.gz
             assets/steam-gaming-settings.svg
 
-      # A new Steamify release starts the Steamify ISO's release with it (a test build from the ISO repo's
+      # A new version starts the Steamify ISO's release of the ISO repo: its iso-1-github-tag.yml (always run from
-      # feat/steamify, until that is its master): its iso-release.yml names it after this version, tags it,
+      # master) names the ISO after the newest Steamify release, tags it, and the Gitea mirror builds and attaches the ISO.
-      # and the Gitea mirror builds and attaches the ISO. Needs a fine-grained token for that repo
+      # The branch here decides the kind of build (the workflow's input `kind`):
-      # (Actions: read and write) as the secret ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN; without it, this is skipped.
+      #   main (publishes the release)            -> release: a real ISO (tag v<steamify>-<date>)
+      #   release/** (a version not yet released) -> dev: a pre-release (tag v<steamify>-dev.<date>)
+      # Needs a fine-grained token for that repo (Actions: read and write) as the secret ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN;
+      # without it, this is skipped.
       - name: Start the Steamify ISO's release
         if: >-
           github.server_url == 'https://github.com' &&
-          github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' &&
+          github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+          (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/')) &&
           steps.version.outputs.released == 'false'
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
@@ -207,5 +211,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ -z "$GH_TOKEN" ]; then
             echo "::notice::No ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN: the Steamify ISO isn't released with this version."; exit 0
           fi
-          gh workflow run iso-release.yml -R theupriser/steammachine-cachyos-live-iso --ref feat/steamify
+          # A release branch builds the ISO with its own code (and VERSION): steamify_ref. main builds the release it just published.
-          echo "Started the Steamify ISO's release (theupriser/steammachine-cachyos-live-iso, feat/steamify)"
+          if [ "$GITHUB_REF" = refs/heads/main ]; then kind=release; sref=""; else kind=dev; sref="$GITHUB_REF_NAME"; fi
+          gh workflow run iso-1-github-tag.yml -R theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso --ref master -f kind="$kind" -f steamify_ref="$sref"
+          echo "Started the Steamify ISO's release (theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso, master, kind $kind, Steamify ${sref:-the newest release})"

.github/workflows/git-upriser-sync.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Sync git.upriser.nl mirror
+
+# Trigger the Gitea pull-mirror immediately instead of waiting for its interval,
+# so Gitea builds/tests right after any branch or tag lands on GitHub (the mirror has no sync interval of its own).
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['**']
+    tags: ['*']
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    # Gitea also reads .github/workflows on the mirror; only run on GitHub
+    if: github.server_url == 'https://github.com'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Trigger mirror-sync
+        env:
+          GITEA_URL: ${{ secrets.GIT_UPRISER_URL }}
+          GIT_UPRISER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_UPRISER_TOKEN }}
+          # Gitea "owner/repo"; defaults to the same path as on GitHub
+          GITEA_REPO: ${{ vars.GITEA_REPO || github.repository }}
+        run: |
+          curl --fail-with-body -sS --retry 5 --retry-delay 10 --retry-all-errors -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GIT_UPRISER_TOKEN}" \
+            "${GITEA_URL%/}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_REPO}/mirror-sync"

AGENTS.md

@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ gamescope and the Plasma desktop. Primary target: the Valve Steam Machine
   the entry point's `for lib in ...; do` source loop and wraps everything
   after that loop in `main()`. Keep that loop on one line, keep all logic in
   functions, and don't rely on `SCRIPT_DIR` for anything but sourcing.
+  The workflow is one file for GitHub and a Gitea mirror (`github.server_url`): build and check run on both
+  (shellcheck through `ludeeus/action-shellcheck`, which brings its own binary; the artifact with
+  `upload-artifact@v4` on GitHub and `christopherhx/gitea-upload-artifact@v4` elsewhere: never mention
+  `upload-artifact@v3`, GitHub fails a workflow for a deprecated version even in a skipped step); the
+  release is `gh` on GitHub and `akkuman/gitea-release-action` on Gitea. A new release on GitHub also starts the
+  Steamify ISO's release (`gh workflow run iso-1-github-tag.yml` in steamify-cachyos-live-iso, secret
+  `ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN`; skipped without it): the ISO repo's GitHub tag names it, the Gitea mirror builds it.
   CI (`.github/workflows/bundle.yml`) publishes the bundle as release
   `v$VERSION` on pushes to `main`; an existing version is never overwritten,
   so bump `VERSION` for every release.
@@ -252,6 +259,11 @@ gamescope and the Plasma desktop. Primary target: the Valve Steam Machine
   kernel only pairs that with a named lookup ("Port C") when the CEC driver
   registered first, which never happens since amdgpu loads from the
   initramfs. Without it `/dev/cec0` exists but stays at `f.f.f.f`.
+  The source comes from one raw.githubusercontent.com download, which GitHub rate-limits (HTTP 429 after a
+  day of test installs, per address): it's kept in `/var/cache/steamify/cros-ec-cec-<sha256:12>.c` and reused
+  while its checksum matches. The name carries the checksum, so a new pin (commit + SHA-256 in `lib/cec.sh`)
+  downloads its own file once and removes the old one. The repo is an unofficial mirror of Valve's kernel
+  without releases: if it ever disappears, ship the file with Steamify. The test VMs share the host's cache.
 - Power-off fix (`poweroff`, `lib/fremont-poweroff.sh`, a default sub-option
   of `machine`): recent kernels (7.2 and the 6.x/7.0/7.1 updates with the
   backport) keep the firmware's S4/S5 wake bit on GPIO
@@ -296,7 +308,7 @@ gamescope and the Plasma desktop. Primary target: the Valve Steam Machine
   (`state_get vram installed_pkgs`).
 - Install-time mode (`steamify.sh --defaults`, 2.6.0): applies what the menu
   would preselect, no menu or prompts (needs passwordless sudo). The Steam
-  Machine ISO ([steammachine-cachyos-live-iso](https://github.com/theupriser/steammachine-cachyos-live-iso))
+  Machine ISO ([steamify-cachyos-live-iso](https://github.com/theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso))
   runs it in the installer for a user who has never logged in: no session
   bus, user systemd or plasmashell. So every `systemctl --user` goes through
   `user_systemctl` (`lib/common.sh`; without a session only unit files change,

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,28 @@ All notable changes, per version and per commit. Versions follow
 `steamify.sh`. Versions before 0.7.0 were numbered afterwards,
 one per merged pull request.
 
+## 2.9.6 - 2026-09-30
+
+- **fix(ci): a dev ISO from a release branch is built with that branch's own Steamify (input steamify_ref of the ISO workflow), not the newest published release: release/2.9.6 kept producing 2.9.5 ISOs**
+- **docs: changelog hashes for 2.9.6**
+- `9a2965d` **fix(ci): the ISO workflow always runs from master; main asks for a release ISO, a release branch for a dev ISO (input `kind` of iso-1-github-tag.yml; feat/steamify is no longer needed)**
+- `c42d545` **fix(ci): a version published from main starts a real ISO release, a release branch a dev ISO (it always started the dev one)**
+- `b3bed43` **chore: Version 2.9.6**
+
+## 2.9.5 - 2026-09-30
+
+- `70ecb56` **ci: trigger a mirror sync**
+- `a7276cf` **ci: sync the git.upriser.nl mirror on every branch and tag**
+- `b3549d4` **ci: sync the mirror on release branch pushes too**
+- `a232a55` **feat(ci): sync the git.upriser.nl mirror on every push to main and every tag (git-upriser-sync.yml calls the mirror-sync API: the Gitea mirror builds at once instead of at its interval; secrets GIT_UPRISER_URL and GIT_UPRISER_TOKEN, retried, skipped on Gitea itself)**
+- `3676c64` **docs: link the renamed steamify-cachyos-live-iso repo (the release dispatches the ISO workflow iso-1-github-tag.yml there)**
+- `971e792` **chore: Version 2.9.5**
+
+## 2.9.4 - 2026-09-29
+
+- `619ef1f` **docs: AGENTS.md and TECHNICAL.md: the CEC driver cache, the one workflow for GitHub and a Gitea mirror, and that a new release starts the Steamify ISO's release**
+- `b624053` **chore: Version 2.9.4**
+
 ## 2.9.3 - 2026-09-29
 
 - `7f5d29c` **feat(ci): a new Steamify release starts the Steamify ISO's release (a test build from the ISO repo's feat/steamify; secret ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN)**

README.md

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ curl -fsSL https://github.com/theupriser/steamify-cachyos/releases/latest/downlo
 ```
 
 Installing CachyOS on a Steam Machine? The
-[Steamify CachyOS ISO](https://github.com/theupriser/steammachine-cachyos-live-iso)
+[Steamify CachyOS ISO](https://github.com/theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso)
 has Steamify built into the installer: pick the options there, and the
 first boot is already set up.
 

TECHNICAL.md

@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ immediately, which can turn into a loop - see
 | `services/` | The systemd units the scripts install (`service_file`, `@KEY@` placeholders); see its README |
 | `patches/` | Module sources and patches the scripts build or apply (`patch_file`); see its README |
 | `.github/tools/bundle.sh` | Builds the single-file version (`dist/steamify.sh`), with `patches/` and `services/` embedded |
-| `.github/workflows/bundle.yml` | Builds and checks it on every push; publishes it on `main` |
+| `.github/workflows/bundle.yml` | Builds and checks it on every push (GitHub and a Gitea mirror); publishes it on `main`, and starts the Steamify ISO's release |
 
 The single-file version is generated: on every push to `main`, GitHub
 Actions runs `.github/tools/bundle.sh`, checks the result with `bash -n` and

steamify.sh

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 set -uo pipefail
 
 # Release version, see CHANGELOG.md.
-VERSION=2.9.3
+VERSION=2.9.6
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"